KAUPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii - Dan Forsman won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Sunday for his third Champions Tour title, closing with a 3-under 69 in windy conditions for a two-stroke victory over Jay Don Blake.

The 53-year-old Forsman, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, finished with a 15-under 201 total at Hualalai Resort and earned $307,000 in the 41-man event. He opened with rounds of 67 and 65 to take a two-stroke lead into the final round.

Blake birdied the final hole for a 67. He finished last season with a victory in the Charles Schwab Championship.

John Cook, the 2011 winner, shot a 68 to tie for third with Michael Allen at 12 under.

Rod Spittle of Niagara Falls, Ont., carded a final round 72 to finish in a tie for 24th.

A warm wind that gusted up to 25 mph kept scores relatively high on one of the senior tour’s easiest layouts. It was the first time since 2000 that the winner didn’t have a sub-200 score at Hualalai.

Forsman protected his lead with three birdies in the first 11 holes. His first bogey since Friday and only his second of the week still left him with a two-shot edge after 12 holes, and he held off Blake with a birdie and five pars on the closing holes.

Forsman struggled with a painful left hip last year, and had just one top-10 finish. He dropped to 45th on the money list after finishing in the top 10 in his first two seasons on the 50-and-over tour.

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